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Two dozen goats arrived Tuesday to start eating their way through New York City's Riverside Park. The goats will spend the next three months clearing a two-acre stretch of overgrown vegetation in the park, gobbling up invasive plants, including poison ivy and mugwort.Riverside Park Conservancy arranged for the goats to be brought to the park in Manhattan from Green Goats farm, about 100 miles away in Rhinebeck, New York. Goat handler Larry Cihanek was excited about the goats' new project. "The goats actually help bring back a bigger variety of plants," he told CBS News.They were greeted by dozens of volunteers and community members. Riverside Park Conservancy, a nonprofit that works with the city to support the park, named the event "Goatham" — a play on "Gotham," a word derived from Old English meaning "goat town." "Though originally meant as a put-down, New Yorkers embraced the name," the group's website notes. "'Goat town' was an apt description of the undeveloped Upper West … [Read more...] about New York City park welcomes goats for weed-eating

[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox .] For months, the top-selling item at Fat Cat Kitchen was a cookie packed with chocolate chunks, dusted with salt flakes and infused with the stylish cannabis derivative cannabidiol, or CBD. But as of last week, customers won’t find the cookie on the Manhattan restaurant and bakery’s menu. On Friday, a health inspector sealed up the restaurant’s supply of CBD-infused baked goods in a plastic bag and told Fat Cat Kitchen to stop selling them as part of a citywide embargo on food products containing CBD. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene confirmed on Tuesday that it was ordering restaurants under its jurisdiction not to sell food products containing CBD. In a statement, the health department said that New York City eateries were not “permitted to add anything to food or drink that is not approved as safe to eat.” That included CBD, which had not been “deemed safe as … [Read more...] about New York City Cracks Down on CBD Edibles, Saying the Cannabis Derivative Is Unsafe

[Want to get New York Today by email? Here's the sign-up .] It’s Monday. Happy Data Privacy Day . Your apps know where you were last night, and they’re not keeping it secret . Weather: Sunny but cold all day, with temperatures not budging above 30. Rain tomorrow, turning to snow tomorrow night. Alternate-side parking: in effect till next Monday. Roger Stone, the Trump adviser and self-proclaimed dirty trickster arrested on Friday at his home in Florida, is the latest figure indicted in the Mueller probe investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. But long before his present appearance on the national stage, Mr. Stone perfected his bare-knuckled brand of political warfare in New York. Back in high school in Westchester County in the late 60s, Mr. Stone said he orchestrated the ousting of the student president and elevated himself. “I built alliances and put all my serious challengers on my ticket,” Mr. Stone told The Times in … [Read more...] about N.Y. Today: Roger Stone’s History in New York

[Want to get New York Today by email? Here's the sign-up .] It’s Monday. Happy Data Privacy Day . Your apps know where you were last night, and they’re not keeping it secret . Weather: Sunny but cold all day, with temperatures not budging above 30. Rain tomorrow, turning to snow tomorrow night. Alternate-side parking: in effect till next Monday. Roger Stone, the Trump adviser and self-proclaimed dirty trickster arrested on Friday at his home in Florida, is the latest figure indicted in the Mueller probe investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. But long before his present appearance on the national stage, Mr. Stone perfected his bare-knuckled brand of political warfare in New York. Back in high school in Westchester County in the late 60s, Mr. Stone said he orchestrated the ousting of the student president and elevated himself. “I built alliances and put all my serious challengers on my ticket,” Mr. Stone told The Times in … [Read more...] about N.Y. Today: A New York History of Roger Stone

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Village Bagel brings New York-style bagels to Vail, Colorado Fullscreen Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. The moment you walk through the front door at Village Bagel, you are greeted by the main attraction: a wide assortment of authentically boiled and baked New York-style bagels, made fresh daily. Larry Olmsted for USA TODAY Fullscreen Village Bagel is also known for its daily specials, creative cream cheese “schmears” and reasonable prices. Larry Olmsted for USA TODAY Fullscreen The shop not only makes its bagels the traditional and time-consuming two-step way, they also boast classic but less well-known flavors like salt bagels. Larry Olmsted for USA TODAY Fullscreen The bagels are made in true New York style, first boiled and then baked, something very few purveyors bother to take the time to do. Instead of the doughnut-shaped bland bread rolls widely passed … [Read more...] about Great bagels in Vail: New York expat takes ski town by storm